LGiU Scotland. Training about mental health for teachers is one part of the puzzleThe Scottish Association for Mental Health recently surveyed over 3,000 school staff and found that two thirds of teachers (66%) felt they lacked training in mental health to carry out their job properly, with only 12 per cent saying they had received enough training in issues such as self-harming and eating disorders.

NEW YORK STATEHuffPost. Times Editorial Hypes Charter Schools [Rebuttal to NYTimes editorial below] But the real reason charter networks can’t fill positions is because of high teacher turnover. I know that, because I read it in the New York Times. Charter networks treat teachers as interchangeable parts that can be plugged into classrooms where they follow scripts and can be repeatedly replaced by other untrained personnel.

NYSED. Regents Meeting for November 2017 [agenda] Update on the edTPA Standard Setting Committee and Amendment to §80-1.5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education to Extend the edTPA Safety Net and Revise the Eligibility Criteria for the Multiple Measures Review Process

NYTimes.
1) The Best Charter Schools Deserve More Leeway on Hiring [Times Editorial Board] The national scope of this problem was documented a decade ago in a devastating report by Arthur Levine, a former president of Teachers College, Columbia University, who criticized universities for using teacher-training programs with low or no standards as cash cows…But what’s beyond doubt is that the state certification process is failing to provide strong teachers in sufficient numbers to fill the demand.2) New York State Regents on Teaching [Rebuttal to Times Editorial Board] Relying on a decade-old study and research by an organization with a clear political agenda, you buy into the flawed notion that rigorous teacher training programs, including those offered by SUNY and CUNY colleges, don’t result in better qualified teachers.

Poughkeepsie Journal. Dutchess teaching workforce lacks diversity: ReportThe state should “improve the educator preparation pipeline, strengthen supports for educators of color, and make schools more inclusive environments in order to better serve our students and educators.”